New look biography
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New Look (company)
British fashion retailer
New Look is a British global fashion retailer with a chain of high street shops. It was founded in 1969. The chain sells womenswear, menswear, and clothing for teens.
New Look was owned by private equity groups Apax Partners and Permira, and founder Tom Singh,[4] until May 2015 when it was acquired by Brait SE (SA) for £780 million.[5]
History
New Look was founded by Tom Singh in Taunton, Somerset, in 1969.[5] Since then the company has expanded and previously operated across a chain of over 900 stores internationally, including Belgium (they opened their first Belgium store in 2006), France, the Netherlands, the Republic of Ireland, Romania, Malta, Malaysia, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, United Arab Emirates, China, Germany, Russia, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Azerbaijan and Poland, and a staff of over 18,000.[citation needed] The group had a turnover of £1,147 million in 2008